Tomato, Bread And Pastina Stew

Course :	Breads
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	4

Ingredients:

6	cups	chopped roma tomatoes -- (peeled and seeded) or canned peeled tomatoes chopped
1/2	cup	olive oil
3	ounces	stale italian bread or french bread
2	medium	onions -- finely diced
8	cloves	garlic -- crushed
3	tablespoons	fresh marjoram leaves or
2	teaspoons	dried marjoram leaves
1	teaspoon	salt and pepper -- to taste
1/2	cup	dry white wine
2	cups	water or the juice from canned tomatoes
3	tablespoons	pastina

Preparation:

IN A LARGE -- DEEP SKILLET over low heat, combine the olive oil, garlic and onions and cook -- stirring occasionally, 5 minutes, until the onions are soft and translucent. Roughly crumble the -- add bread into 1/4-inch pieces it to the skillet and cook -- stirring, 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, marjoram, salt -- pepper, wine and water. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. Add the pastina and cook an additional 3 minutes. When it's time to serve dinner -- pour the stew into a large covered serving dish or soup tureen and offer grated cheese and additional olive oil on the sid

Nutritional Information:

289 Calories (kcal); 27g Total Fat; (88% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 4mg Sodium